On January 22nd, a grand ceremony to enshrine the idol of Lord Ram, known as 'Pran Pratishtha,' will take place at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya. The event is generating immense excitement among devotees, leading to a surge in demand for train tickets to Ayodhya from Muzaffarpur Junction. Many trains,...
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including the 19166 Sabarmati Express, 14649 Saryu Yamuna Express, 19616 Kaviguru Express, 14017 Sadbhavana Express, and 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express, are fully booked or have waiting lists for sleeper class tickets between January 18th and 21st. Only AC class seats are available on some trains, but those are also getting booked rapidly. The Baba Sarveswaranath temple in Ayodhya will illuminate 5100 lamps on January 22nd as part of the celebrations. The temple will be adorned with flowers and special poojas will be performed. The family of Sanjay, a martyr of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, has been invited to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. In Muzaffarpur, volunteers have distributed 'akshta' (blessed rice) in villages, urging people to light at least five lamps and participate in bhajans on January 22nd.

Due to interlocking work at Shahganj Balwai and Tulsi Nagar railway stations in the Lucknow division of North Railways, nine trains passing through Bareilly Junction will be affected from December 12 to 16. Train numbers 14017 and 14018 (Sadbhavana Express) have been canceled between December 7-14 and December 6-13 respectively....
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Train numbers 13009 and 13010 (Howrah-Yog Nagari Rishikesh) will be operated on altered routes via Varanasi, Ma Bela Devi Pratapgarh and Lucknow from December 10 to 15. Train numbers 15934 (Amritsar-New Tinsukia) on December 15, 14649 (Jaynagar-Amritsar Sarayu Yamuna Express) on December 8, 10, 12, and 15, 14650 (Amritsar-Jaynagar Sarayu Yamuna Express) on December 11 and 13, 15715 (Kishanganj-Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express) on December 8, 10, 12, and 15, and 15716 (Ajmer-Kishanganj Garib Nawaz Express) on December 7, 11, 12, and 14 will be operating on diverted routes.

The Barabanki Yard in the Lucknow Division is undergoing remodelling, starting on Tuesday. This will affect train services for 35 days. The pre-and non-interlocking work will start on January 12th and continue until January 15th. Due to the remodelling, eight trains, including the Sadbhavana Express, will be cancelled on different days....
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Twenty-four trains will run on altered routes, including the Doon, Kisan, and Awadh Assam Expresses. Pre-interlocking work will take place from December 12th to January 5th, followed by ten days of non-interlocking work. Several trains, including those from other divisions, will be cancelled due to the work on the Lucknow-Barabanki route. Trains cancelled include the Sadbhavana Express (14017-18), Saryu Yamuna Express (14649-50), Garib Nawaz (15715-16), and Delhi-Chhapra (15115-16) Expresses. Twenty-four trains will be rerouted from December 11th to January 14th, including the Doon, Kisan, and Awadh Assam Expresses.

The Indian Railways is cancelling several train services between December 11th and January 16th due to the ongoing doubling of the Barabanki-Ayodhya-Shahganj-Jafrabad rail section and yard remodelling at Barabanki station. Trains affected include the Lucknow-Chhapra Express (15054/15053), Barouni-Lucknow Express (15203/15204), Chhapra-Mathura Express (22531/22532), Gorakhpur-Mumbai Express (12597/12598), and several other trains...
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with varying cancellation dates. This will cause significant inconvenience to passengers, especially during the fog season when train speeds are already reduced.

For a month, train travel between Bareilly and Lucknow will be difficult. During this time, 22 trains going to Lucknow via Bareilly will be diverted. Instead of going through Hardoi, Balamou, and Lucknow, these trains will go through Roza, Sitapur, Budhwal, and Gonda. Another 10 trains will be operated via Varanasi-Maa...
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Belha Devi-Lucknow. In addition, the railway has also cancelled eight trains on different dates.